Head Of Procurement Section - Emirati
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Overview
A leading government entity is seeking to hire a Procurement Section to lead and oversee procurement activities, ensuring efficiency, compliance, and alignment with organizational strategic objectives.
Role Purpose
To lead and manage procurement operations, ensuring that all organizational needs for goods and services are met in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, while maintaining transparency, efficiency, and strong supplier relationships, and contributing to overall organizational excellence.
Procurement Management
- Develop and implement the
- annual procurement plan
- in alignment with organizational needs
- Oversee procurement activities including
- tenders, direct purchasing, and RFQs
- Ensure full compliance with
- government procurement laws and regulations
- Review bids, manage tender awarding processes, and ensure adherence to procedures
Supplier & Contract Management
- Manage and maintain
- supplier relationships and database
- Participate in supplier evaluation and improve contract performance
- Support negotiation processes to secure
- best commercial terms
Strategy & Governance
- Develop and update
- procurement policies and procedures
- Monitor procurement performance and provide
- reports and improvement plans
- Conduct
- price benchmarking and spending analysis
- Identify procurement risks and implement mitigation plans
Operational Excellence
- Ensure proper documentation and record-keeping of procurement activities
- Support internal departments with procurement needs
- Participate in committees and provide technical and administrative support
- Contribute to
- innovation, excellence initiatives, and future-readiness projects
Financial & Reporting
- Provide input for budget preparation in coordination with Finance
- Monitor procurement budget utilization and report variances
- Prepare periodic performance reports and recommendations
People Management
- Lead and manage the procurement team
- Set objectives and monitor team performance
- Identify training needs and support employee development
Qualifications & Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in:
- Business Administration
• Procurement / Supply Chain
- Contract Management or related field
- Minimum
- 7+ years of relevant experience
- Strong knowledge of
- government procurement regulations (Dubai Law)
- Proven experience in
- procurement planning, tendering, and supplier management
Key Competencies
- Strategic thinking
- Leadership and team management
- Strong analytical and reporting skills
- Stakeholder management
- Negotiation skills
Preferred Profile
- Experience in
- government or semi-government entities
- Strong exposure to
- procurement governance and compliance
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